Bullpen Shutdowns and Meltdowns
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 8 Comments »
The save -- and the blown save -- have received plenty of press in Philadelphia over the past two years. Brad Lidge, of course, converted all 48 of his save opportunities in 2008. Last year, he converted only 31 of ...
Carlos Ruiz Walking the Walk
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 19 Comments »
Can you guess who leads the Phillies in on-base percentage? Yeah, it's Chase Utley. Probably shouldn't have made it that easy. How about who's second behind Utley? That would be Carlos Ruiz. That's right: the #8 hitter, the catcher, has drawn 18 ...
Ibanez’s Bat Is Slowing Down
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 8 Comments »
Raul Ibanez's struggles through the first month of the 2010 season are well-documented. He has an OBP of .330 and a measly SLG of .350. Through May 3 last year, Ibanez had a .424 OBP and .733 SLG. From the ...
Cardinals Series Preview: Erik Manning
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 3rd, 2010Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 3 Comments »
As done Friday, the upcoming series with the St. Louis Cardinals will be kicked off with a short interview with a blogger. Erik Manning of the Cardinals blog Play A Hard Nine was nice enough to participate. You can find ...
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